I agree that in the personal daily life of anglophones, francophones and allophones there is a polite and pragmatic give and take, however, the municipal council of Longueuil is government and not personal.

The mini language-war in Longueuil started as a minor translation tiff that could have been resolved through calm discussion before it degenerated into the sorry state of affairs we are now witnessing.

A citizen rally will be held Tuesday evening in support of Longueuil Mayor Caroline St-Hilaire, who received apparent death threats after criticizing a city councillor who insisted on systematically translating his statements to English. The rally will take place in front of Longueuil city hall at 6 p.m., with several groups on hand to defend […]

I want to extend my most sincere apology to Daniel Owen, of Saratoga Country, N.Y., and his family for the appallingly rude, inconsiderate and disturbing treatment that he received on his last visit to Quebec.

Quebec has flourished within the larger whole of Canada; not in spite of it or apart from it. One of the advantages to this reality is that we get to line the streets and cheer not once, but twice in a two-week span.

Only in an environment where fundamental liberties like freedom of expression have been so demeaned for so long could the mayor of Longueuil matter-of-factly decry the fact that Bill 101 doesn't prohibit an elected official from speaking English at a public meeting.